Protective Covering

Definition: Protective Covering

1. A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors".

2. Tough natural covering of some organisms.

Synonyms: protection (n), protective cover (n). (additional references)

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	A laminar airflow unit is a protective covering for people with suppressed immune systems. In this germ-free environment the air flows out one way and the germs cannot re-enter the system. Shown are a nurse and a child inside the protective unit. The nurse is reading to the child. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Regional blocks affect a larger area of the body. Nerve blocks may also take the form of what is commonly called an epidural, in which a drug is administered into the space between the spine's protective covering (the dura) and the spinal column. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-e-g-i-i-n-o-o-p-r-r-t-t-v-v"
	-4 letters: overprotecting, overprotective.
	-5 letters: interoceptive.
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